Emil Artin and Helmut Hasse
The Correspondence 1923-1958
Editors: Frei, Günther, Lemmermeyer, Franz, Roquette, Peter J. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Insight into the birth of class field theory by presenting the letters between two of its main contributors, Emil Artin and Helmut Hasse
- First English translation of these letters
- Complete coverage of the letters from 1937 until 1958
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- About this book
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This volume consists of the English translations of the letters exchanged between Emil Artin to Helmut Hasse written from 1921 until 1958. The letters are accompanied by extensive comments explaining the mathematical background and giving the information needed for understanding these letters. Most letters deal with class field theory and shed a light on the birth of one of its most profound results: Artin's reciprocity law.
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From the book reviews:
“There is extensive mathematical and biographical commentary accompanying the letters, making it possible to follow the discussion without having to be familiar with class field theory and its history. … For anyone interested in the history of number theory in the 20th century, this book is a must-have.” (Fernando Q. Gouvêa, MAA Reviews, July, 2014)
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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1. Introduction
Pages 3-17
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2. Emil Artin, his life and his work
Pages 18-24
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3. Reminiscing Helmut Hasse
Pages 25-32
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4. Reciprocity Laws for Power Residues
Pages 33-37
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5. Class Field Theory
Pages 38-40
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Emil Artin and Helmut Hasse
- Book Subtitle
- The Correspondence 1923-1958
- Editors
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- Günther Frei
- Franz Lemmermeyer
- Peter J. Roquette
- Series Title
- Contributions in Mathematical and Computational Sciences
- Series Volume
- 5
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Basel
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Basel
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-0348-0715-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-0348-0715-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-0348-0714-2
- Series ISSN
- 2191-303X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XX, 484
- Number of Illustrations
- 25 b/w illustrations
- Topics